Metal Mouth Message Board

1) I have Damons AND extractions.
2) The braces used to hit my mouth initially, but not now until just yesterday.....
3) Don't know
4) Don't know...just glad I don't have ligs.

They do numb the mouth with medicine like I said. I just wished he had waited a few mins for the medicine to work instead of going to work right away.

Yeah, I had the guy numb my mouth using a needle and right away (I wish he waited a few mins) used an electric screwdriver thing to screw them in. Took just a few mins. You'll prob be described or take some pain killers and some antibiotics like I got. Then you'll prob get some springs like me and y...

A little update: So this Sunday after I finished eating my breakfast (a basic sandwich), I felt a weird ripping feeling in my mouth and I looked in the mirror and I saw that my dental implant thing (a screw essentially) was coming out along with some blood. Believe me, I was scared. I rinsed with mo...

So I finally got the little springs attached to my hooks. I look really weird now...=(

But no elastics for me (more now) !

My teeth do hurt a lot right now. Even biting into wheat bread hurts. But I expect that to subside hopefully overnight or soon afterwards.

Thanks! Nothing digging in my checks, but I can feel them there, but if I don't think about it, then it really is nothing. I go to the ortho this coming Tuesday so she can hook up some springs or whatever she uses to close the gaps. I'm elastics free (or so I hope....hahaha)!!

hehe, thanks for the kind words everyone. I feel fine now. I took some antibiotic pills just in case. I hope my ortho is right and I can get that proper angle or somewhat close to it would be fine also.

But the most shocking part of the procedure was the price. $600 total!

Yeah, I pretty had much had my extraction gaps being closed at the 6month mark. I really don't think they can do it much easier. There is a link around here somewhere where it shows the progression of steps of what orthodontists do to your teeth, but it varies from person to person. Personally, my t...

I just got them done. He numbed me and used a drill and drilled them in (I tried not to look). They didn't hurt at first, but they hurt soon afterwards so I took some pain medicine and all is well...kind of, feels weird!

hmmm...I guess I'll try to post pictures here. Thanks for all of the responses everyone and yes, I do live in Orange County, CA, more specifically in Irvine. Maybe we can meet up and swap braces horror stories? hahaha

Thanks for the reply. I decided to go with them. She will only need 2 hooks this time around so it will be cheaper. I think it will be ok. I am not sure if she can guarantee me the optimal angle, but she said that she sends people to the perio often to get it done (I live in Orange County so that is...

My orth said this to me on my 4-5th visit to her. I got braced last June with damon 3 braces. She said that if I visit the perio and for the small sum of around $800, I will get 2 little hooks I guess drilled in my jaws. And I guess either some metal or some band will be tied to it to move my teeth ...

Sounds ok to me as long as you thoroughly rinse your mouth with water after lunch.

hahaha...that is some story! Thanks for sharing!!

edit: I LOVE the title also...lol

haha...yeah, my ortho called me even before I was her patient. I went in for a free consultation and she told me that I needed to get some teeth extracted and I guess I walked out scared silly. So she called me that night to ease my fears and here I am now! I'm now a happy patient! haha